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UNTTED STATES FATEN T OFFICE..

D. WELLINGTON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO C. \VELLINGTON, OF SAME PLACE.

COCK FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 26,145, dated November 15, 1859.

To all whom 'it may concem:

Be it known that I, D. IVELLINGTON, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Cock for VVater-Olosets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the. annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a vertical central section of my invention. Fig. 2, is a horizontal section of the same, taken in the line m, m, Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

The object of this invention is to dispense with the usual cistern or reservoir hitherto forming a necessary appendage to a water closet in order that the basin or bowl of the latter may-be thoroughly cleansed and the foul pipe sealed after use.

The invention consists in constructing a cock (which is attached to a pipe containing water under pressure) in such a way that when its handleis released from the hand of the occupant of the closet and the basin-pan allowed to close, the cock will close gradually so as to admit, direct from the water pipe, a requisite quantity of water into the basin or bowl to seal the foul pipe.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a cylinder which forms the body of the cock and which is divided into two parts by a horizontal partition-a, which is provided with a puppet valve b, opening upward. The stem c, of the valve is provided with lanches (l, to serve as guides, said flanches working in the opening e, which the valve covers when closed.

To the lower end of the stem c, a plunger B, is attached. This plunger is of metal and it is tted loosely in the cylinder sufiiciently so as not to be water-tight, and the length of the stem c, is such that when the valve Z), is closed the plunger B, will be at the bottom of the cylinder as shown in Fig. 1.

To the stein c, a rod or handle O, is attached by a bar f, said rod being litted in a socket attached to the cylinder A, and extending a suitable distance above the cylinder A.

To the upper part of the cylinder A, above the partition a, the water supply pipe D, is attached, said pipe containing water under pressure. To the lower part of the cylinder A, below the partition a, the discharge pipe E, is attached, said pipe leading into the basin or bowl of the closet as usual.

The handle C, is connected to the basin pan in such a way that the latter will close instantly as soon as the handle is released from the hand, the pan opening as the handle is drawn upward.

The plunger B, has openings g, made through it the use of which will be presently shown. p

The operation is as follows After a person has used the closet and before rising therefrom the handle C, is raised, and the basin-pan opened and the contents of the basin discharged into the foul pipe, at the same movement of the handle the valve is raised and the water allowed to pass from D, into the lower part of the cylinder and through the pipe E, into the basin cleansing the same. As the valve b, rises the plunger B, of course follows and the water is drawn underneath it, the plunger being suiiiciently loose in the cylinder to permit such result. When the rod or handle C, is released from the hand, the basin-pan closes instantly as previously stated, but the valve b, will slowly descend as the water below the plunger B, resists its descent, and this retardation of the valve insures a suiliciency of water passing through E, to seal the foul pipe before the valve closes. The descent of the plunger B, and valve b, may be regulated as desired by closing more or less of the holes g, which may be done with wooden plugs 7L, one of which is shown in Fig l.

It will be seen from the above description that the use of a reservoir or water tank is dispensed wit-h, andthe flow of water required after the closing of the basin-pan in order to seal the foul pipe, is obtained direct from the Water supply pipe.

Having thus described my invention what 5 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The employment or use of the valve Z2, and plunger B, connected by the stern c,

placed Within a suitable cylinder A, and arranged relatively with the supplyr and dis- 10 charge pipes D, E, t0 operate as and for the purpose set forth.

DARIUS WELLINGTON. Witnesses:

BENJ. WELLINGTON, WINsLoW WELLINGTON. 

